A veteran New Mexico tree trimmer is hospitalized in critical condition after being shocked by a power line – six months after he was hospitalized because of a bee attack. Authorities say 52-year-old Craig Benavidez of Las Cruces was trimming …
Spaceport America officials are urging legislators to limit potential lawsuits from wealthy outer space tourists who take off from New Mexico, saying such a bill is crucial to the future of the project. Legal experts, however, say there is no …
State officials are warning customers of Nationwide Insurance that their personal information may have been compromised by a computer hacking incident. Insurance officials say the accounts of more than 8,000 New Mexico customers were compromised in the breach. In a …
A group of New Mexico inmates are helping clear up a patch of Bosque in Pena Blanca, an area devastated by the Los Conchas fire last year. KQRE-TV reports that winter inmate crews are working to clear out that fuel …
Carlsbad, N.M., officials are struggling to find and force the sealing of abandoned water wells despite vows to do so after a boy died after falling into an old well in March. Carlsbad police and fire officials swore they’d never …
Authorities in Albuquerque, N.M., say three people have been hurt after a commercial hot air balloon pilot tried to let the craft’s basket dip into the Rio Grande as it floated past. Albuquerque Fire Department spokeswoman Melissa Romero says the …
The state Court of Appeals has upheld $10 million in punitive damages for the family and estate of an Albuquerque man killed by a drunken driver in 2003. The court ruled Tuesday there was enough evidence to support the damages …
At the request of New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, the President has declared a federal disaster for Lincoln and Sandoval counties and the Pueblo of Santa Clara for post-fire flooding from this year’s monsoon season. The governor’s office says the …
Two people working on a gas line in Santa Fe, N.M., are recovering from burn injuries following an explosion that also caused a small brush fire. Santa Fe police Capt. Aric Wheeler says one of the men was treated for …
Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) has announced the recent expansion of its customized property and casualty insurance coverage to owners of well-built, high-value homes in New Mexico. Among the coverages PURE members receive: Additional Living Expenses coverage, which provides the …